Today's News

An article in Monday’s Optic, in reference to Hanukkah and the eight-day Festival of Lights, contained incorrect information. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the second Temple in Jerusalem, not the first, as reported in the article.

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez and Attorney General Gary King may ask the Legislature to clarify registration requirements for out-of-state sex offenders who move to New Mexico.
Sex offenders are required to register with law enforcement for certain New Mexico crimes or the equivalents of those crimes in other states.

TODAY HOY
• Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “The Animals’ Christmas Surprise” by Marek Mann. Free and open to the public.

SATURDAY SÁBADO
• Robertson Track Presents a Winter Wonderland, an arts and crafts fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Mike Marr Gymnasium on the RHS campus. For more information, call 429-4469 to reserve a spot.

Sen. Pete Campos of Las Vegas had his first real election challenge in some time when, earlier this year, Rep. Thomas Garcia ran against him in the Democratic primary. Campos captured re-election unopposed in November.

A long-held belief — whether it’s based on myth, practice or even superstition — says that whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.

Taking that analogy a step farther, we can then assume that a broken bone actually heals and becomes tougher, or a person who survives a particular illness soon become impervious to that ailment, a kind of immunity.

It was later in life that I heard many versions of the “makes us stronger” mantra, usually on the football field or at some athletic event.

In 2011-12, Mora captured an early-season championship in Santa Rosa’s Lady Lion Classic and went on to a district title and deep state tournament run.

The Rangerettes look like they want some more where that came from.

Mora improved to 4-0 and repeated as champions of the Lady Lion Classic over the weekend, finishing the three-day event by defeating Española Valley’s junior varsity 62-44 in the championship game on Saturday night.